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Elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Joseph Lentol
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to computer tampering
Purpose
To elevate all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 156.20 of the penal law elevating computer tampering in the fourth degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.
Section 2 amends section 156.25 of the penal law elevating computer tampering in the third degree from a class E felony to a class D felony.
Section 3 amends section 156.26 of the penal law elevating computer tampering in the second degree from a class D felony to a class C felony.
Section 1 amends section 156.27 of the penal law elevating computer tampering in the first degree from a class C felony to a class B felony.
Justification
Computers are part of everyone's daily life and they help us in performing many tasks including: paying bills, banking, signing up for classes at the University, shopping and other business transactions. Computers are a major component of information sharing, storage and maintenance technology in virtually all business and governmental institutions. With the increase use of computers and the World Wide Web to process information, there are criminals that attempt to maliciously disrupt computer systems with computer viruses and to steal our personal information for criminal use. As states across the nation have redefined their criminal laws to account for the fluid and ever-changing world of technology, computer crimes cost businesses, financial institutions and individuals millions of dollars every year. This bill strengthens our penal law by increasing the computer tampering penalties so that the punishment fits the crime.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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